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Young local Catholics perform at national theater festival
January 31, 2011 By Mike Dyer ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The opportunity to perform in front of a national theater audience and Broadway professionals had 18 students from our Lady of Victory School filled with anticipation as they traveled to Atlanta the weekend of Jan. 14-16.
Faculty members set example with service
February 3, 2011 By Eileen Connelly ARCHDIOCESE — Community service is expected of students at Catholic high schools, be it volunteering at a local social service agency or participating on a mission trip. High school faculty members are also putting their faith into action, modeling the Gospel call to …
High school students lead philanthropy program
February 2, 2011 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Sometimes it takes a lifetime for people to realize the joys and challenges that come from philanthropy, but a group of students at Mount Notre Dame High School is already experiencing them.
Catholic Schools Office uses social media to build community
February 1, 2001 By Eilleen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office recently launched new marketing strategies geared toward facilitating communication and building community among teachers, parents and students at schools in Cincinnati, Dayton and the northern Miami Valley.
Inclusive classrooms are part of Catholic schools
January 31, 2011 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — At Chaminade Julienne High School in Dayton the six students with cognitive disabilities at the school spend much of their day in standard classrooms learning side-by-side with their peers and keeping up with the class work as they are able.
Everyday Evangelists: Northern catechist uses rosaries to teach faith
January 29, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ST. MARYS DEANERY — Bags of small plastic beads in hues from white to blue to black, are piled on a table with strands of cord. It could be a scene from any crafter’s kitchen. But when these beads are strung, cords …
Dominican novices a ‘blessing’ for St. Boniface School
January 26, 2011 By Sister Eileen Connelly CATHEDRAL DEANERY — During a recent Thursday morning music class at St. Boniface School in Northside the sweet, cheerful voices of preschoolers rang out as they sang “Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me.”
Cardinal: Shriver showed how ‘faith must engage world
January 26, 2011 By Catholic News Service POTOMAC, Md. — Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was “a man for this age,” whose faith shaped his work on behalf of the poor around the world and his work in defending the dignity of all human life, said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl …
Sunday Scripture: Our key to happiness
January 28, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zephaniah 2:3-3:13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12 What is our key to happiness? Jesus has the answer in the readings for this Sunday. We will immediately recognize it as the beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.
The Catholic Moment: What keeps me Catholic? The priesthood
January 27, 2011 By Michael Daley I know you’ve heard them, maybe even passed them along.